Freddy Krueger's 5 Favorite Kills

We asked the actor who plays Freddy Krueger, Robert Englund, to name (or is that maim?) his five favorite kills. See "Freddy vs. Jason" review, p. 6.

'A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET'

(Wes Craven, 1984)

"For my number one favorite kill I almost went with Johnny Depp being eaten alive and then regurgitated by his own bed, but the winner, by a finger blade's width, has to be the death of that feisty Tina [Amanda Wyss] who put up such a game fight while I thrashed her about on the ceiling of her bedroom. Freddy loves a worthy adversary, especially if it's a nubile teenage girl."

'A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 6: FREDDY'S DEAD'

(Rachel Talalay, 1991)

"A close second goes to my hearing-impaired victim Carlos [Ricky Dean Logan] in Part 6. In these uber-politically correct times it's refreshing to remember what an equal opportunity killer Freddy has always been. Not only does he get to pump up the volume on the hearing aid from Hell, but he also gets to add a nice Latino kid to his body count. Today they probably wouldn't even let Freddy force feed a fat kid junk food."

'A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS'

(Chuck Russell, 1987)

"Dream death three is in a sequence from Part 3. Freddy plays puppet-master with victim Philip [Bradley Gregg], converting his arm and leg tendons into marionette strings, then cutting them in a Freddy-meets-'Vertigo' moment."

'A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER'

(Renny Harlin, 1988)

"The kiss of death Professor Freddy gives Sheila [Toy Newkirk] is great, but not as good as Al Pacino's in 'The Godfather' so my fourth pick is Freddy turning Debbie [Brooke Theiss] into her worst nightmare, a cockroach, and crushing her in a roach motel. A classic Kafka/Krueger kill!"

'FREDDY VS. JASON'

(Ronny Yu, 2003)

"For my final fave you will have to check out 'Freddy vs. Jason' playing at a Hell's Octoplex near you. Here's a hint: The hockey puck guy and I double team a member of Destiny's Child. Yummy! Now . . . where's Beyonce?!"